Drosia, Patras
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| Drosia Δροσιά |
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| Prefecture: | Achaia |
| Province: | Patras |
| City: | Patras |
| Distance from downtown: | 3 km east-southeast |
| Location: | East, eastcentral |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank |
about 3,000 - --/km² |
| Population percentage (2005): | - |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: |
30 m 50 m(centre) about 80 m |
| Postal code: | - |
| Area/distance code: | 11-0030-2610 |
Drosia (Greek: Δροσιά meaning dew and coolness) is a neighbourhood in the city of Patras 3 km east-southeast of downtown.
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[edit] Streets
- Andreou Papandreou Street
- Damaskou Street
- Kalavryton Street
- Patras-Clauss Road
[edit] Information
The origin of the name comes from the centre named Drosia which used to exist in the 1970s by Aktotiriou Street and Patras-Clauss Road in which is presently a square. In the square named Kalavrytinou Olokaftomatos survives several trees under from the area which had little tables in the centre. The avenue are filled with palm trees in the middle and has a hospital.
The area are residential to the south and west, a forest lies to the southeast, and mountains to the north.
[edit] Other
Drosia has a few schools, a lyceum (secondary school), a gymnasium (high school) and a few churches.
[edit] References
- The first version of the article is translated from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)
| North: Girokomeio | ||
| West: Psilalonia? | Drosia | East: N/A |
| Southwest: Agia Aikaterini | South: Agios Nektarios and Psarofai |
